Ning Xiyue heard Aunt Xiaohong say:
"I was wondering why you called me in such a hurry and asked me to bring more money. So there's something good going on. Don't worry, I have enough money. I'll definitely buy more. By the way, does he have a limit on how much meat one person can buy?"
The short-haired aunt replied in a low voice, "No, he said any amount is fine. This cow is big, over 1,500 pounds. The meat at the employee welfare price is not limited to beef, but also pork, so there is no worry of not having enough to share."
"Okay, let's go after we finish eating. I'll go see how Xiaojun's meal is going. We have to eat as soon as possible and go, so as not to delay anything."
After Aunt Xiaohong finished speaking, she stood up and hurried towards the window.
Ning Xiyue and Ning Qingyuan both put aside their indecisive thoughts and focused on eating without revealing any flaws.
The topic at the next table ended here. The short-haired aunt took a cup of tea and drank it to moisten her throat, then looked at the food on the table of Ning Xiyue and her brother.
Seeing the two siblings eating four dishes, three meat dishes and one vegetable dish, I immediately looked up to them. I thought to myself that the two siblings came from a pretty good family. The clothes they wore were made of good materials, they ate well, and their temperament and conversation were extraordinary. They must be from an upper-class family in the county town. They were amazing.
Ning Xiyue didn't know what her aunts were thinking. She was thinking about how to get her two aunts to take her and her brother to the meat processing plant to buy some beef and bones.
She had no shortage of pork, but she was indeed short of beef. In that era, buying beef was a rare thing, and it was even more difficult to buy beef at the market in town.
She really hadn't eaten beef for a long time.
Since she had the opportunity to buy beef today, she couldn't miss it and had to find a way.
By the time Ning Xiyue and her brother had almost finished their meal, the aunt's son at the next table hadn't brought the food yet.
Ning Qingyuan was cleaning up the remaining food on the plate. Ning Xiyue had already finished eating and was sitting at the table waiting. She gave her second brother a wink, and Ning Qingyuan, who had a tacit understanding with her, naturally understood.
Slow down your eating speed, drink some water, eat some vegetables, and then take a small bite of rice. Chew each bite of food a few more times. Be sure to chew slowly and thoroughly, and extend the time of eating.
Ning Xiyue was free, and the aunt next to her hadn't eaten yet, so they sat there chatting. Naturally, Ning Xiyue joined them and restarted the conversation with the two aunts.
The three of them had a good chat and were quite happy. Ning Xiyue also knew that the aunt with short hair was called Aunt Qiuya.
Aunt Qiuya asked Ning Xiyue with great interest:
"Girls, when you come to the city, what New Year's goods do you want to buy? What places do you want to visit? I can introduce them to you. I can tell you which stores are in which places in our city, and which stores sell what special New Year's goods. It's crystal clear. It's not an exaggeration to say that I know everything about Song City."
After hearing this, Ning Xiyue felt that it was time. The prelude had been almost finished and the topic had been brought here, so she could start getting to the point.
"Thank you, Auntie. I'll be frank with you. We're here to buy some meat today. Do you know which grocery store in our city is big and has the most complete and abundant meat supply?"
Ning Xiyue smiled shyly at this point: "To be honest, my brother and I just want to buy more meat to take back home. Pork, chicken, beef, or any other meat is fine. It doesn't matter what kind of meat. My brother and I came to the city to buy New Year's goods because we think that the city has more supplies, so we can buy more good things to have a good and abundant New Year and have something to bring back to entertain relatives and friends."
Ning Xiyue patted the back of her hand with one hand and said in frustration:
"My brother and I excitedly came to the city, promising to help in front of our friends, but we forgot it was our first time. When we got there, we were completely clueless. We had no idea where to start and we ended up shopping for the entire morning. We ended up buying a bunch of books and it was hard to explain when we got home. It was such a hassle."
When Aunt Qiuya heard this, she was stunned for a second. Aunt Xiaohong glanced at Aunt Qiuya without saying anything, and remembered the topic they had just talked about.
If you want to talk about meat, you still have to go to the meat processing plant. At this time, many grocery stores outside don’t have much meat to sell.
She picked up the water cup on the table and took a sip, but this news was told to her by Qiuya, so she couldn't tell it casually.
Aunt Qiuya also thought of this, but she didn't feel that their conversation was overheard. They spoke quietly enough and spoke in dialect quickly enough, and she was very confident that the other party was sitting at a distance and could not hear them.
Aunt Qiuya was thinking about whether to say it or not. After thinking about it, she thought about the clothes of the two siblings opposite her and the special military-style water bottle for drinking water. She had a definite answer in her mind. After looking around, she leaned over to Ning Xiyue's ear and whispered:
"Girl, since we get along so well, I'll give you a heads up. We're going to buy meat today, and we have plenty. If you don't mind, you can come with us. I guarantee you'll come back with a full load, and your trip to the city won't be in vain."
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